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May 11, 2023
Tour of Hungary 2023 – Stage 2 – Zalaegerszeg – Keszthely : 175,3 km
With its first edition taking place way back in 1925, the Tour de Hongrie is one of the oldest stage races on the international cycling calendar.
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May 11, 2023
Tour of Hungary 2023 – Stage 2 – Zalaegerszeg – Keszthely : 175,3 km
With its first edition taking place way back in 1925, the Tour de Hongrie is one of the oldest stage races on the international cycling calendar. Despite being one of the oldest, the Tour de Hongrie has only held 43 editions throughout its 96-year history, largely due to the political changes that occurred in the country following the end of the Second World War. The race did return for a short period in the 1990s and 2000s after a 30-year-long hiatus, but it wasn’t until 2015 that it really established itself on the calendar and adopted the format that we’ve come to know today. The five-day stage race is Hungary’s highest ranked race on the UCI’s racing calendar, with the race being upgraded to a ProSeries event for 2023. The race’s new status has attracted the attention of some of the sport’s biggest teams, with no fewer than nine WorldTour teams set to be in attendance at this year’s race.
Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep) claimed his first victory since early March and his third of the season with a searing sprint to win stage 2 of the Tour de Hongrie.
The European champion threaded a path through some tight gaps in a messy and wet run-in to Keszthely, before soaring clear of an impressive cast of rivals.
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) opened his sprint after latching onto the lead-out train of Team DSM, but the Australian faded fast in the headwind, and the difference in speed as Jakobsen shot by was remarkable.
Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious), who was sprinting off Ewan’s wheel, claimed second place, albeit several bike lengths behind, while DSM’s sprinter Casper van Uden eased back in front of Ewan to claim the final podium spot.
Stage 1 winner and race leader Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) found himself out of position and had to settle for a place outside the top 10. As such, he had to hand over the leader’s yellow jersey to his rival and compatriot, Jakobsen.
Both riders collected 10 bonus seconds for their stage wins and are tied for time atop the general classification, but Jakobsen is top on countback, his seventh-place finish from stage 1 being better than Groenewegen’s stage 2 result.
Results :
 claimed his first victory since early March and his third of the season with a searing sprint to win stage 2 of the Tour de Hongrie.
The European champion threaded a path through some tight gaps in a messy and wet run-in to Keszthely, before soaring clear of an impressive cast of rivals.
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) opened his sprint after latching onto the lead-out train of Team DSM, but the Australian faded fast in the headwind, and the difference in speed as Jakobsen shot by was remarkable.
Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious), who was sprinting off Ewan's wheel, claimed second place, albeit several bike lengths behind, while DSM's sprinter Casper van Uden eased back in front of Ewan to claim the final podium spot.
Stage 1 winner and race leader Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) found himself out of position and had to settle for a place outside the top 10. As such, he had to hand over the leader's yellow jersey to his rival and compatriot, Jakobsen.
Both riders collected 10 bonus seconds for their stage wins and are tied for time atop the general classification, but Jakobsen is top on countback, his seventh-place finish from stage 1 being better than Groenewegen's stage 2 result.
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